Frank Lampard joins the 200 club But Chelseas young stars shine through

Is there a more familiar sight in English Football than Frank Lampard, arriving into the box with impeccable timing, to send the Stamford Bridge faithful into rapturous celebration?Wheeling off into his trademark celebration, hands pointed to the sky, face beaming withunrivalled enjoyment, the Blues midfielder celebrates his 200th goal with the same euphoria as his first.Reliable as ever, Super Frank, as Carlos Baerga Jersey hes known on the terraces, bagged his 200th Blues goal in typical fashion, as Chelsea swept aside a functional West Ham to reclaim third spot.Not bad for a man believed to be on his way out of the game. By defiantly proving his doubters wrong once again, Lampard led Chelsea to a much needed win to ease the pre sure off of under fire interim bo s, Rafael Benitez.With Tottenham losing at home to Fulham and Arsenal in inconsistent form, Chelsea have reaffirmed themselves as Zach Duke Jersey huge contenders for vital Champions League qualification.Although the 34-year old will rightly take the effusive praise for reaching this landmark feat, hisachievement was overshadowed by the technical brilliance of Chelseas new era, in the form of Edin Hazard, Juan Mata and Oscar.Following yesterdays comfortable victory over the Hammers, Lampard compared theexuberant talent of the aforementioned players to that of a certain Chelsea legend, Gianfranco Zola.This heavy praise felt like a pa sing of the midfield torch from the robust, direct nature of Lampards previous midfields to the slick, creative style embraced by their new guard.Hazard, who lashed home Chelseas winning goal, combined Yan Gomes Jersey with Mata and Oscar on countle s occasions, carving through West Ham at will, displaying almost telepathic coherence.Given the freedom to roam forward by the resilient Chelsea core, Mata, the catalyst, continued to pull the strings all afternoon.Oscar, the apprentice, who has adapted well to the aggre sive English game,allusively picked up space, finding the gaps to help his team penetrate the Hammers stronghold.Constantly probing and stretching the West Ham defence, the three musketeers caused havoc throughout the game. Comfortable in po se sion at all times, the midfield hub were quick, precise and devastatingly effective.In another season dominated by boardroom dismi sals and inconsistent league form, the growing potential of Mata, Hazard and Oscar has been a major highlight.Brimming with guile and confidence, the exciting midfield trio could save Manny Ramirez Jersey Benitezs blushes by securing the Blues Champions League qualification and the Europa League crown.Arguably, Chelsea fans should beoptimistic about their future. Going forward, they will regain the monstrous Romelu Lukaku, from his season long loan at West Brom, who has shown encouraging form whilst at the Hawthorns. His Bradley Zimmer Jersey arrival, added to the fluidity of Chelseas midfield, could create a dangerously potent attacking force next season.Their new manager, whomever they may be, will inherit a team full of experience and guile ready to forget the woes of this seasons controversial arrangement. Ignoring thefrailtiesof Rafas time at the helm, there is a beaming light at the end of this seasons dreary tunnel.
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